Your front porch is the first impression your home makes on guests (or potential buyers if your house is about to hit the market). Sprucing up your front porch steps is an easy way to give your home a ...

Explore creative and practical front step ideas that add character, color, and safety to your home’s entrance, from textured ...

Q: A chunk of concrete the size of a large grapefruit broke off the corner of one of our porch steps and shattered. Can I repair this myself? A: You need a small amount of concrete mix, a small ...

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A welcoming front entrance will make your home feel polished and inviting for guests. Upgrade your curb appeal with simple decor and landscaping, from paint to plants, lighting, house numbers, and ...

Q: My son’s house in Washington, D.C., is a bungalow and quite interesting-looking. Someone painted over the 8-by-6-foot concrete porch and four or five concrete steps, and made a mess of them, with ...